Egyptian hammer thrower (born 1988)
Mostafa El Gamel
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Personal information |
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Born | (1988-10-01) 1 October 1988 (age 35) |
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Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
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Weight | 96 kg (212 lb) |
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Sport |
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Country | Egypt |
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Sport | Athletics |
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Event | Hammer throw |
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Updated on 26 August 2016 |
Mostafa Mohamed Hesham El Gamel (born 1 October 1988 in Giza) is an Egyptian athlete. He competed for Egypt in hammer throw at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
He opened his 2014 season with a personal best throw of 81.27 m (266 ft 7+1⁄2 in) (by IAAF profile, 81.29 m by other sources) – a mark which broke the African record for the event.[1]
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
Representing Egypt |
2007 | African Junior Championships | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | 1st | Hammer throw (6 kg) | 66.36 m |
2008 | African Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 2nd | Hammer throw | 69.70 m |
2010 | African Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | 3rd | Hammer throw | 71.40 m |
2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 30th (q) | Hammer throw | 68.38 m |
All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | 1st | Hammer throw | 74.76 m |
Pan Arab Games | Doha, Qatar | 2nd | Hammer throw | 70.23 m |
2012 | African Championships | Porto Novo, Benin | 3rd | Hammer throw | 73.81 m |
Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 29th (q) | Hammer throw | 71.36 m |
2013 | Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey | 1st | Hammer throw | 76.68 m |
Islamic Solidarity Games | Palembang, Indonesia | 1st | Hammer throw | 77.73 m |
2014 | African Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 1st | Hammer throw | 79.09 m |
Continental Cup | Marrakech, Morocco | 2nd | Hammer throw | 78.89 m |
2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 7th | Hammer throw | 76.81 m |
African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 1st | Hammer throw | 74.92 m |
2018 | African Championships | Asaba, Nigeria | 1st | Hammer throw | 73.50 m |
2019 | African Games | Rabat, Morocco | 1st | Hammer throw | 72.50 m |
World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 30th (q) | Hammer throw | 70.45 m |
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 23rd (q) | Hammer throw | 72.76 m |
2022 | African Championships | Port Louis, Mauritius | 4th | Hammer throw | 67.80 m |
Mediterranean Games | Oran, Algeria | 7th | Hammer throw | 70.48 m |
2023 | Arab Championships | Marrakesh, Morocco | 1st | Hammer throw | 75.70 m |
Arab Games | Oran, Algeria | 1st | Hammer throw | 76.48 m |
World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 28th (q) | Hammer throw | 71.36 m |
2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana | 1st | Hammer throw | 73.65 m |
African Championships | Douala, Cameroon | 1st | Hammer throw | 72.88 m |
Olympic Games | Paris, France | 30th (q) | Hammer throw | 70.09 m |
References
- ^ Mulkeen, Jon (22 March 2014). Al-Gamel smashes African hammer record with 81.29m. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-03-22.
External links
- 1973: Yovan Ochola (UGA}
- 1978: Youssef Ben Abid (TUN)
- 1987: Hakim Toumi (ALG)
- 1991: Sherif Farouk El Hennawi (EGY)
- 1995: Hakim Toumi (ALG)
- 1999–2007: Chris Harmse (RSA)
- 2011–23: Mostafa El Gamel (EGY)
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